April 2016 newsletter

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The April 2016 edition of the SWG newsletter is now available on our website.

http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/news/april2016.php

Back to Middle-earth is now over and I hope that those who participated had great fun. International poetry Month is ahead of us now. Though poetry appears challenging, we have in our Archive the poems that many authors have shared with us through the years. Don’t hesitate to revisit them and to read (or reread) the newer productions that were added in the last year. You’ll find plenty to inspire you so you can try your hand!

This edition features a biography of Durin I, also referred to in the texts as Durin the Deathless, is the eldest and first in fame and importance among the seven original Fathers of the Dwarves. Oshun explores this great ancestor of the Dwarves in a short, but fascinating biography.

If you are looking for new Silmarillion fanfiction to read, don’t miss this month’s list of stories completed or updated at the archive over the last few weeks. As always, we also included a list of B2MEM stories posted to our archive. Our Around the World and Web section includes links to articles on a variety of topics, from Certh's in-depth and exhaustively referenced look at how Tolkien uses various titles and forms of address through the legendarium to new challenges as well as announcements about fannish events going on in the Tolkien community in the near future, and calls for papers.

Just in case the muses aren't playing nice and you are looking for inspiration to write about, our challenges section may inspire you. This month we introduce a new challenge called "Proverbs" where we invite you to play with proverbs, and we revisit “A Gift of a Story”.

Thank you to our newsletter contributors this month: Angelica, Oshun, Rhapsody, Elleth, and Dawn.

We all hope you enjoy this month’s edition!